Catholic Lectionary 2024, Chapel Edition In 4 Volumes - Imitation Leather Hardback - CTS Books Available Oct 2024

The Chapel Edition is a smaller, more portable version of the Ambo Edition, and is perfect for use in settings where space is at a premium, including side chapels, house chapels, schools, and chaplaincies to prisons, hospitals, and armed forces. Four volume set. The Lectionary, which includes the scripture readings for Mass and the sacraments, will come into use in Catholic parishes in England & Wales and in Scotland from Advent 2024.

Ideal For: Side chapels, House chapels, Schools, Chaplaincies to prisons, hospitals and the armed forces.

Four Volumes: The new Lectionary is now divided into 4 volumes:

I: Sundays, Solemnities, Feasts of the Lord.

II: Weekdays: Advent, Christmas, Ordinary Time (weeks 1-9), Lent, Easter. Proper of Saints: December – June, Commons.

III: Weekdays: Ordinary Time (6-34). Proper of Saints: June – November, Commons.

IV: Ritual Masses, Masses for Various Needs and Occasions, Votive Masses, Masses for the Dead.

Comparison with the Ambo edition:
• The Chapel Lectionary Edition is a high-quality, reduced-size edition • Same complete two-colour text and pagination as the Ambo Edition • 23% smaller dimensions than the Ambo Edition • Skivertex imitation leather cover • Sprayed coloured edges • 2-5 ribbons per volume • Smooth spine • Durable colour matched rigid slipcase

Beauty and Durability: Binding: Bound in Skivertex imitation grained leather with gold blocking on the front, back and spine. A strengthened spine increases durability and ensures the volume will lie flat and keep its shape. 

Paper: 50gsm ivory low reflectivity high contrast and low show-through FSC sustainably sourced paper

Detail: Colour sprayed page edges and liturgically coloured ribbons (2 in volume I and 5 in volumes II-IV).

Slipcase: Each volume comes with a colour matched rigid slipcase for protection when not in use.

Updated Texts Text: Typeset in an updated specially modified version of Stone font with rubrics in red.

Clarity: Text set in sense lines for ease of proclaimability.

Study Aids: In-line verse numbers simplify crossreferencing for preaching and study.

Calendar: A complete Proper of Saints with new saints and updated national calendars for England, Scotland and Wales.

Index: Fully indexed with page numbers and Lectionary numbers for all biblical references, psalms and feasts, including national propers.

Music: New music settings for Gospel Sequences.

Pagination: Vol I 1120pp • Vol II 1104pp • Vol III 1408pp • Vol IV 1176pp

Bible translation for the new Lectionary - The new lectionary will be using the English Standard Version – Catholic Edition (ESV-CE) and the Abbey Psalter.

Author: C.T.S Books
Format: Imitation Leather Hardback
Number of Pages: 4808
Published: Oct 2024
Dimensions: 160mm x 217mm.